Judo Competition in Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2022
Open Judo Championships in South Africa
At
the end of June 2022, the "South African Open Judo Championships"
were hosted in Port Elizabeth.
Judoka
from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Angola and Namibia participated. The
Namibian team consisted of 8 grade 7 and 8 learners from DHPS, St. George's,
Windhoek International School and Windhoek Gymnasium. They were accompanied by
coach Sensei Stompie Matthyser and judoka Claudia Schlettwein.
The
“Namibia Judo in Schools” project made a courageous decision to participate
this year, secure the funding and organise the trip. Sensei Stompie proudly
sums up: "We managed to raise funds for the participants' air tickets and
accommodation, and we had sportswear made for everyone so that we could present
ourselves as a unified Namibian team."
The
DHPS team consisted of two girls and two boys, who competed for places in their
respective categories: Amelie Dürrschmidt, Jana Mutschler, Linus Stritter
and Kevin Kröller. Amelie Dürrschmidt won a silver medal and Jana Mutschler
earned a bronze medal.
Sensei
Stompie is a member of the International Judo Federation (IJF) and a DHPS Judo
extra-mural coach. He is one of the coaches who is particularly committed to
developing judo programmes for school children in Africa. Claudia Schlettwein
is a judoka, sports teacher at the DHPS and she coaches the beginners in the
judo extra-mural.
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